| Instructions regarding War Diaries and Intelligence
Summaries are contained in F.S. Regs., Vol. 1.
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WAR DIARY or INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY |
Army Form C.2118 |
| Unit: No. 3 Indep MG Coy NF | ||
| Month and Year: November 1944 | (Erase heading not required). | Commanding Officer: Major W.E.N. Davis |
| Place | Date | Hour | Summary | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 Corps job is protection of the south bank of the R. MAAS and 131 Bde have the sector between 10 Easting and the AFTWERINGS CANAL. The method is to hold the main road running west through BAARDWIJK and WAALWIJK with patrols out to the R. MAAS. 1/6 Queens responsible for area 10 Easting - 13 Easting, 1/7 Queens 13 Easting to 16 Easting, 1/5 Queens 16 Easting to AFTWERINGS CANAL. 14 PI covering an arc from 100494 to R. 148494 in the 1/6 area. 15 Pl covering an arc from L.110498 to R.180486 in 1/7 Queens area. 13 Pl covering an arc from R.190477 in L.190433 in 1/5 Queens area. The 1/5 Queens have arranged to cover the gap between 13 Pl left of arc and 15 Pl right of arc. 12 Pl is under command 1/5 Queens. 5 men from each pl attended a cinema in TILBURG at 1400 hrs and another cinema in KAATSHEUVEL was open to as many men from HQ and A.2 who cared to go. | Appendix E 1 & 2 |
Source: Jeroen Koppes, TracesOfWar.com, transcribing: Hans Houterman.
Disclaimer: This War Diary is based on its original, but typos might be corrected. Locations are calculated, so might not be in the correct place. For historical research, always check the originals.
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